Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-04
FAvORITE FLYERS.
Record of Yesterdays Performs
nnces ON the Turf.

Record of Yesterday's Perform.
ances ON the Turf.
PETALUMA, August 3.-In the race
last night it was very close contest
between Arthurton and Longfellow.
Complaints were made that Shaner
had not driven for the race, so the
Judges took him from behind Longfel-
low, putting Jonathan in his place.
In the next heat Longfellow beat Ar
thurton by half length in 2:38.
Goldsmith was fined 800 for terming
the race ga dirty robbery"
At the start to-day the weather was
windy and the attendance large.
First race, running, for all ages, one
and half mile dash, Laura Gardner
won, Narcota second, Nina third.
Time, :371s.
Second race, district trotting, 9 40
class, the starters we're Flora B., Vik-
ing, Matte p. and Nightingale. Flora
B. won the first, second and fifth
heats and the race In 1851, 2:33L
2:3sA. Matte took the third and
and forth heats in 2:32, 2;3411a; Vik-
ing third money. Nightingale was
distanced in the fourth heat.
Trotting, 2 :29 class, entries Jane l..
Luella, Mt. Vernon, Maid of Oaks,
Kate Ewing. Ewing won first money,
Vernon second, Jane third. Best
time, 2 Ply.
Considerable interest centered on
the last race of the week, free for all
trotting, for a $1,000 purse. Starters
Sister, Lot, Slocum, Adair. Lot took
the first, third and fourth heats, and
Sister the second and the money.
Time, 2 :214, 2:22, 2:2216 and 2:32.
The last heat was trotted after dark.
THE MARYsvILLE MEETING.
MARYsvILLE, September 3.-The
last day of the fair drew still larger
crowd to the city than any during the
week. To-day's races were largely
attended.
First race, $50 class, $400 purse
Hazel Kirk, Flora g., Wallace g.,
Col. Hawkins and Ross S. started.
Wilkie sold favorite. Flora took the
first and fourth heats, Wallace the
second, third and fifth. There was
$4,000 in the pool-box on the result.
Time, :2914, 2:30, 2:261a, :32 and
2:2S.
Pacing race 2:27 class, purse $500.
Arron, Bracelet and Charley Brown
started, Arron won the first, third and
fourth heats and Bracelet the second.
Brown was distanced.
First heat. Time 2:27, 2:2514, 2:21
and 2:20.
RACING AT NIAGARA.
NIAGARA FALLS, September g.
First race, three-fourths of mile
Ben Thompson first. r. Pringle second
Glenalmond third. Time 1:I71a
One mile heats. Barnum won the
first heat and Topsawyer the second
Time, AS. Nettle won the second
heat withTopsawyer second in AS and
the third heat with Barnum second il
l al.
One mile and seventy yards. Dons
man won, Lottery SECOND and Grey
Cloud third. Time, lao.
Steeple Chase. Short course. Chan
dos won, Toronto second, Viola third
Time, 3 :52.
CONEY ISLAND CONTESTS.
CoNEY ISLAND, September 3.-First
race, three-quarters of mile, Badge
first, Cyclops second, Kingston third.
Time, l :141a.
Second race, one mile, Touche Pas
first, Flageoletta second, Connemara
third. Time, 1:414.
Third race, three-quar rters of mile.
autumn stakes, E. Norfolk first,
Ballstom second, Tea Tray third.
Time, l :16.
Fourth race, New York handicap,
one and one-half miles Kaloolah first,
Elkwood second, Eurus third. Time,
2:33s4.
Fifth race, one and one-eighth
miles. Pontico first, Frank Ward Sec
ond, Stonebuck third. Time, 1:55.
Sixth race, one mile on the turf
Green stakes, Rosalind won, Osceola
second, Harry Russell third. Time.
AS. Six starters.
CoURsING AT CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, September s.
The 2 :33 race of the grand circuit
meeting at Charter Oak Park was
trotted out this afternoon, one heal
was trotted yesterday. Governor Hill
was first, Billy Freer second, Eclipse
third.